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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Varban Botev (ranked 2581 p4p, 4985 weight class) and Helio Flacide (ranked 315 p4p, 496 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Varban Botev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Helio Flacide!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Botev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Botev misses with an uppercut. Flacide saw that one coming.
Flacide looking to score a takedown here. Botev is defending well but Flacide drives through and ends up in Botev's guard.
Flacide trying to move into half guard but instead Botev has managed to sweep!
Botev won't allow Flacide to sweep him here.
Botev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Flacide is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Botev defends well.
Botev seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Botev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Botev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Botev with a nice head shot there.
Flacide is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Botev with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flacide keeping moving, preventing Botev from controlling successfully.
Flacide looking for a sweep. Not yet Flacide, not yet.
Botev is stalling in the full guard.
Botev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flacide swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Botev has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Botev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Botev preventing the sweep.
Botev cracks Flacide with a solid left hand.
Flacide is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Botev controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Botev trying to control the position from guard on top but Flacide is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Botev wants to pass the guard but Flacide is keeping the position.
Botev stands up over Flacide, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botev preventing the sweep.
Flacide keeping moving, preventing Botev from controlling successfully.
Flacide is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Botev wants to control from the top but Flacide keeps moving.
Flacide escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Botev gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Botev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Botev is working Flacide over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Botev wants to control from the top but Flacide keeps moving.
Botev landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botev is working Flacide over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Botev landing some decent shots from guard.
Flacide looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Botev is working Flacide over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Botev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Botev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Botev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Botev is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flacide looking to hit a scissor sweep but Botev is one step ahead there.
Botev scoring with some ground and pound.
Flacide trying to keep a closed guard but Botev is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flacide has momentary wrist control but Botev slips an elbow through the middle.
Flacide working for a triangle but Botev defends it easily.
Botev lands a couple of digs.
Botev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Flacide's head.
We've been hearing that Botev has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Botev trying to control the position from guard on top but Flacide is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flacide controls Botev momentarily but Botev frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flacide is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Botev defends well.
Botev landing with the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Varban Botev dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Botev throws a jab but it's blocked by Flacide.
Flacide tries to clinch but Botev moves out of range.
Botev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flacide.
Flacide is looking to clinch but Botev is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flacide looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Flacide shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Flacide showed some decent athleticism there.
Flacide is looking to take a break and control but Botev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Varban Botev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Botev works his way to full guard. Good work.
Botev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Flacide.
Botev keeping full guard, as Flacide tries to pass.
Flacide won't allow Botev to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botev controlling the position.
Flacide stopping the sweep attempt from Botev.
Botev keeping full guard, as Flacide tries to pass.
Flacide is pushing down on Botev's leg trying to pass to half guard. Botev is fighting to maintain full guard but Flacide has managed to sneak the leg through.
Flacide is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Botev sees it coming and defends easily.
Botev is trying is best to control the position here.
Botev punching from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Flacide thows a huge punch but Botev dodges it nicely.
Botev throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Flacide is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Botev is just riding it out for now. Flacide eventually gives up the hold.
Flacide throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Botev is pressing down on Flacide's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Botev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flacide can do to turn this around?
Flacide loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Botev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Botev is on top in guard.
Botev preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flacide is keeping the position for now.
Botev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Botev is working Flacide over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Flacide wants to sweep but no luck.
Botev landing with the ground and pound.
Botev landing some decent shots from guard.
Botev distracts Flacide with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Botev not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Botev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flacide swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botev controlling from the top position.
Flacide is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Botev punching from the bottom.
Flacide blocks the strikes from Botev.
Flacide thows a huge punch but Botev dodges it nicely.
Botev regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Botev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Flacide trying to control but Botev is working from the bottom.
Flacide stands and throws Botev's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Helio Flacide will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Botev bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Flacide regains half guard.
Flacide moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Flacide has momentary wrist control but Botev slips an elbow through the middle.
Botev cracks Flacide with a solid left hand.
Botev sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Botev scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Botev stands up over Flacide, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Flacide is trying to control the position but Botev postures up.
Botev works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Flacide is trying to control but Botev passes into side control!
Botev lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flacide tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Flacide is trying to control Botev's posture but Botev avoids it.
Flacide sneaks back into half guard.
Botev is nestled in close to Flacide, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Botev is nestled in close to Flacide, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Botev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Flacide on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Flacide is rocked!
Botev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Flacide is still in real trouble! Can Botev finish him?
Botev lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Flacide quite badly. Flacide pulls Botev in close trying to recover. Botev postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Flacide on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Flacide doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Varban Botev!
Varban Botev gave a mention to Furnace Performance 🔥 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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